2005 Limavady Borough Council election
# 2005 Limavady Borough Council election

Elections to Limavady Borough Council were held on 5 May 2005 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 15 councillors.

## Election results

Limavady Borough Council Election Result 2005 :

| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sinn Féin | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 40.0 | 31.3 | 4,130 | 6.4 |
| DUP | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 | 23.9 | 3,153 | 6.1 |
| SDLP | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20.0 | 23.2 | 3,054 | 5.6 |
| Ulster Unionist | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.3 | 11.5 | 1,512 | 3.9 |
| United Unionist Coalition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 10.1 | 1,328 | 1.2 |

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Limavady Borough Council election, 2005 by district :

| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | DUP | DUP | SDLP | SDLP | UUP | UUP | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Bellarena | 25.3 | 2 | 30.0 | 1 | 29.6 | 1 | 15.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Benbradagh | 49.8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 20.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 30.1 | 1 | 5 |
| Limavady Town | 17.6 | 1 | 44.1 | 2 | 18.1 | 1 | 20.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 31.3 | 6 | 23.9 | 3 | 23.2 | 3 | 11.5 | 2 | 10.1 | 1 | 15 |

## District results

### Bellarena

2001: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin 2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP 2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

### Benbradagh

2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x United Unionist, 1 x SDLP 2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x United Unionist, 1 x SDLP 2001-2005 Change: No change

### Limavady Town

2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent 2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP 2001-2005 Change: DUP and Sinn Féin gain from UUP and Independent

